{"id":"F2013L00850","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 175A - Eligible Passports - May 2013","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90538,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00850-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 175A - Eligible Passports - May 2013","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n \n\nELIGIBLE PASSPORTS\n\n(SECTION 175A)\n\n \n\nI, MARTIN BOWLES, Secretary to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 175A of the Migration Act 1958 (the ‘Act’):\n\n \n\n1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 12/102 signed on 12 October 2012 determining eligible passports for the purposes of section 175A; AND\n\n \n\n2. DETERMINE that for the purposes of section 165 of the Act, the following kinds of passports are ‘eligible passports’:\n\n \n\n(a) Australian ePassports; and\n\n(b) New Zealand ePassports; and\n\n(c) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ePassports; and\n\n(d) United States of America ePassports.\n\n \n\n \n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 13/058, will commence on 17 June 2013.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated   20th May 2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n   \n\n \n\nMARTIN BOWLES\n\nSecretary to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2617},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the authority of section 175A, merely updating the specific passports listed without expanding the scope or purpose of the original provision."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational clause listing only four specific items","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to relevant Act sections)","Total length under 300 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets out which passports count as **eligible passports** for certain visa applications under the Migration Act 1958.\n\n**What it does**\n- Revokes the previous eligible passport determination (IMMI 12/102)\n- Lists four specific electronic passports (ePassports) that qualify as eligible\n\n**The four eligible passports**\n- Australian ePassports\n- New Zealand ePassports\n- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ePassports\n- United States of America ePassports\n\n**Who it affects and why it matters**\nThis affects non-citizens outside Australia who do not already hold a visa but wish to apply for one. If you hold one of these ePassports, you can use it for visa application processes under section 165 of the Act (which covers visa applications by people outside Australia). Without an eligible passport, different application requirements apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-175a-eligible-passports-may-2013/documents"}}